LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Grade 7

Goal 3: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the atmosphere.

Objective 3.04. Evaluate how humans impact air quality including:

  • Air quality standards
  • Point and non-point sources of air pollution in North Carolina.
  • Financial and economic trade-offs.
  • Local air quality issues.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

Where Do Your Possessions Come From?
It's important for geography students to learn about the Earth's natural resources and the ways that people use these resources. It's also important for students to recognize that there are always environmental and human impacts related to the resource... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: Xpeditions
School bus fumes
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the exhaust from a school bus affects the bus passengers. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Preservation issues: Competing interests
In this lesson, students explore scientist, Mark Olson's efforts to identify extinct or nearly extinct plants, and consider the issues surrounding conservation efforts in a variety of contexts. Activities in this lesson engage students in small group collaboration,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
Provided by: Xpeditions
Natural hazard risks in the United States
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students examine specific locations of high risk for various natural hazards, assess why these hazards exist where they do, and investigate what towns and cities are doing to prepare for a natural disaster. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic
Asian Brown Cloud
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about an effort to measure the pollution over Asia and assess its impact on humans and the environment. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Adopt a lot
Students identify a place in the community that needs to be improved and develop a plan to renew the area. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Science)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink